The Rebirth (Of Music)

I have a friend that listens to nothing but old school music. Boys to Men, Earth Wind and Fire, and All For One all day every day. When I finally convinced him to listen to Nicki Minaj's Did It On Em, he went on and on about how she didn't make sense and about how people like her were the exact reason why he didn't listen to the radio anymore. These were his exact words that inspired me to write this: "Music died the second she said 'perminator'." I thought about that statement for a long time and found out that a lot of people agreed and disagreed with him. Then I came up with my own conclusion: Music has CHANGED, not died.

They say music is dead They say music is gone They say music gets worse With every new song I can't say I agree I can't say I disagree And neither can you Until you know what it really means Music is a story Music is a laugh Music is a thing That makes you think of the past Music soothes the mind Music calms the soul Music makes you dance All out of control Music is a drug And we're all addicted So it doesn't make sense When we try to convict it Of being unoriginal Of being "not good" When we'd all try to listen Every chance that we could And when I talked to different folks They all said the same "Without music in my life, I would go insane." But if this is true And music is dead Doesn't that mean they're all Screwed up in the head? No, music can't be through Cuz I know they're still sane But one thing's for sure It's been drastically changed From beautiful voices And sounds so gentle To a new age of auto-tune And less instrumentals From songs about life, Good times, and love To more songs about violence, Smoking, and thugs I remember listening to fellas Honor the ladies Talking about their smiles And wanting them to be their baby But now almost everything I hear is degrading I really do miss Being considered a lady But these changes do not mean That it's over for music It's just a new kind And we're not used to it You can look at it one way And say music has died Or you could accept the rebirth And listen with pride Because music today Still makes us laugh It still tells a story And it still makes us dance

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